Stella Kim
Optometrist · West Covina, CA
Stella Kim is an optometrist with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1508272253, issued on Jul 2, 2014. Check the license (California 14985TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stella Kim
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14985TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2225 E Garvey Ave N Ste A, West Covina, CA 91791
- Phone
- (266) 009-4866
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180404000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stella Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14985TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine50 claims
- Latanoprost46 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGardena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stella Kim among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Stella Kim is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in West Covina
They are 30 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessika Martinez, O.D.West Covina, CA 917911568547982
- Julie Yip, ODWest Covina, CA 917911477994085
- Shannon Alturas, O.D.West Covina, CA 917921609095090
- Heidi Baxter, O.D.West Covina, CA 917901295166296
- Kiet Bui, ODWest Covina, CA 917901508281403
- Thear BunWest Covina, CA 917901487082319
- Christine Chang, O.D.West Covina, CA 917921407860885
- Dennis Cheng, ODWest Covina, CA 917921497817886
Common questions
What is Stella Kim's NPI number?
Stella Kim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508272253, issued on Jul 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stella Kim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2225 E Garvey Ave N Ste A, West Covina, CA, 91791. Phone: (266) 009-4866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stella Kim's license?
NPPES lists California license number 14985TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stella Kim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stella Kim had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.